Africa's smartphone market declined by 3.4 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, reaching a total of 17 million units, data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows.
The IDC report attributes this decline to increasing inflation and local currency depreciation against the dollar,
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